Sanitary napkin



1,593,940 A. L. KlNG v SANITARY NAPKIN Filed Jan. '7 1920 Patented July27, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

ANNIE L. KING, OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

SANITARY NAZPKIN.

- Application filed January My invention relates to sanitary napkins andhas for its principal object the provision of a simple and efficientdevice of this character which is formed all in one piece, and which iscomparatively inexpensive to manufacture and sell, so that it need beused but once.

A further object is the provision of a simple and etficient device ofthis character which can be easily and quickly adjusted to position on awearer and as easily and quickly removed therefrom.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing. forming a part of this specification, and in which Fig. 1 is aview, in perspective, indicating the device in position on the wearer.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with a belt member partially brokenaway.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view, in perspective, similar to Fig. 1, but showing amodified form of belt.

My improvement is adapted to be formed of comparatively inexpensivematerials and easily and cheaply manufactured so that the device can beproduced at a price so that it can be usedbut once and then discarded.In the form of the invention shown, I have indicated a covering orenvelope 5 of 'an elongated gauze tubing or the like. This tubing may beformed of knit or woven fabrics or absorbent paper in long strips andcut off to the desired lengths for making up the articles or formed inany other desirable manner. It will also be apparent that it may be madeof'strips folded over in the form of a tube with their longitudinaledges engaging each other to form the easing or covering.

In the central portion of the device is provided an absorbent material6, which may be ordinary cotton, medicated cotton or any other desirablesubstance which will readily absorb fluids. When the covering 5 is madeof a knit or'woven fabric 7, 1920. Serial N0. 349,889.

the material 6 will be held in place by friction, although it will beapparent that 5 is stitched-as at 9 between folded over portions of theband 10. By attaching the band 10 to the covering 9 in this manner avery smooth thin. connection is provided which does not inconveniencethe wearer. It will be apparent however that the belt 10 may be attachedto the covering 5 in other desirable manners.

The belt 10 may be a piece of braid of a length sufficient to passaround the wearerls body and tie in a knot. It will be apparent,however, that the ends of the belt 10 may be secured together in anyother desirable manner.

In Fig. 4 I have indicated the belt 10 as being formed by splitting thecovering 5 for a sufficient length, tying'the ends together as at 11 toform the belt. With this construction it will be'apparent that thedevice consists of but two parts, the covering 5 and the absorbentmaterial 6, with of course stitchings forming the loop 8.

I claim A sanitary napkin comprising an elongated tubular coveringmember fabricated in tubular form so that the member ,is peripherallyintegral, said member having one end portion folded back and stitchedupon such covering forming a loop and its other end portion bifurcatedproviding an integral belt engaging said loop, and a body of absorbentmaterial inserted into the interior of said tubular member and held byfriction in the tubular covering between the loop and bifurcatedportion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this12th day .of December A. D. 1919.

ANNIE L. KING.

